A timeline of the Old and New Testament, Apocrypha, and pseudepigrapha and pseudominous writings

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Hey guys, I am just trying to put a timeline together for fun. I got many of these dates from various study bibles and sources online. I tried to get 2 or 3 sources per date. I know I am missing A LOT. I did not realize how many Jewish/Christian Documents were written before 300 AD!! I have read a lot of them, but there are so many heretical documents it is hard to keep track of. Please respond to this posting if you have additional books to add or dates to change that are not even close, etc.

B.C.
  1. Book of Job written (?)
    1445-1405. Genesis written
    1445-1405. Exodus written
    1445-1405. Leviticus written
  2. Numbers written
  3. Deuteronomy written
    1300s. Joshua Written
    1050-1000. Judges Written
    1000-900. Ruth Written
    1000-400. Psalms Written (Over time)
    970-700. Proverbs Written
  4. Song of Songs
    950-900. 1 Samuel Written
    950-900. 2 Sanuel Written
  5. Ecclesiastes Written
  6. Obadiah Written (?)
    835-830. Joel Written
  7. Jonah Written
    760-755. Amos Written
    740-710. Micah Written
    715-710. Hosea Written
    700-680. Isaiah Written
  8. Zephaniah Written
    630-620. Nahum Written
  9. Habakkuk Written
    590-570. Ezekiel Written
    586-585. Lamentations Written
    585-580. Jeremiah Written
    560-550. 1 Kings Written
    560-550. 2 Kings Written
    536-530. Daniel Written
  10. Haggai Written
    520-470. Zechariah Written
    450-420. 1 Chronicles Written
    450-420. 2 Chronicles Written
    450-420. Ezra Written
    430-420. Nehemiah Written
    430-420. Malachi Written
  11. Tobit Written
  12. Epistle of Jeremiah Written
  13. Ecclesiasticus Written
  14. Letter of Aristeas Written
  15. First Esdras Written
  16. Additions to Esther Written
  17. Judith Written
  18. Baruch Written
  19. Book of Jubilees Written
  20. Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs Written
  21. Assumption of Moses Written
  22. Wisdom of Soloman Written
  23. 1 Maccabees Written
  24. Additions to Daniel (Song of the Three Children, Story of Susanna, and Bel and the Dragon) written.
  25. Second Maccabees Written
  26. Prayer of Manasseh Written
  27. Book of Enoch Compiled
  28. Third Maccabees Written
  29. Psalms of Solomon Written
  30. Fourth Maccabees Written
  31. Books of Adam and Eve Written
 
A.D.
  1. Book of the Secrets of Enoch written
    45-49. James Written
  2. Galations Written
    50-120. Didache Written
    50-140. Oxyrhynchus 1224 Gospel Written
  3. 1 Thessalonians Written
    51-52. 2 Thessalonians Written
    55-56. 1 Corinthians Written
    55-56. 2 Corinthians Written
    55-65. The Gospel Mark Written
  4. Romans
    60s. The Gospel of Matthew Written
    60-63. The Gospel of Luke Written
    60-63. 1 Peter Written
  5. Ephesians Written
  6. Colossians Written
  7. Philemon Written
    62-63. Philippians Written
  8. Acts of the Apostles
  9. 1 Timothy Written
    65-66. Titus Written
  10. The Ascension of Isaiah compiled
    66-67. 2 Peter Written
  11. 2 Timthoy Written
    67-69. Hebrews Written (?)
    70-200. Fayyum Fragment written
    73-200. Mara Bar-Serapion Written
    75-93. Flavius Josephus Writings
    80-95. The Gospel of John Written
    85-95. 1 John Written
    85-95. 2 John Written
    85-95. 3 John Written
  12. 2 Esdras Written
  13. The Odes of Solomon Written
    90-96. Revelation Written
  14. 1 Epistle of Clement Written
  15. 4 Baruch Written
    100-150. The Apocalypse of Peter Written
    100-150. The Preaching of Peter
    100-200. Christian Sibylline Oracles
    105-115. Ignatius to the Ephesians Written
    105-115. Ignatius to the Magnesians Written
    105-115. Ignatius to the Trallians Written
    105-115. Ignatius to the Romans Written
    105-115. Ignatius to the Philadelphians Written
    105-115. Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans Written
    105-115. Ignatius to Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna Written
  16. 2 Baruch Written
  17. 3 Baruch Written
    110-140. Polycarp to the Philippians Written
    110-140. Papias of Hierapolis’s Interpretations of the Sayings of the Lord Written
    110-160. Oxyrhynchus 840 Gospel Written
  18. The letter of Pliny the Younger Reporting to Trajan Written
    120-150. JEWISH-CHRISTIAN Greek Gospel of the Egyptians Written
    120-150. JEWISH-CHRISTIAN Gospel of the Hebrews Written
    120-150. JEWISH-CHRISTIAN Gospel of the Ebionites Written
    120-150. JEWISH-CHRISTIAN Gospel of the Nazoraeans Written
    130-131. The Epistle of Barnabas
    130-169. Justin Martyr’s The First Apology addressed to Antoninus Pius, his sons, and the Roman Senate
    130-169. Justin Martyr’s Second Apology addressed to the Roman Senate
    130-169. Justin Martyr’s the Discourse to the Greeks
    130-169. Justin Martyr’s a Hortatory Address to the Greeks
    130-169. Justin Martyr’s a treatise On the Sovereignty of God
    130-169. Justin Martyr’s The Psalmist
    130-169. Justin Martyr’s a treatise in scholastic form On the Soul
    130-169. Justin Martyr’s the Dialogue with Trypho
  19. Shepherd of Hermas Written
  20. 2 Clement Written
  21. GNOSTIC The Gospel of Thomas Written (?)
    150-200. GNOSTIC The Secret Book of James (Apocryphon of James) Written
  22. GNOSTIC Secret Mark Written (?)
  23. GNOSTIC Diatessaron - harmony of Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke Written
  24. GNOSTIC Sophia of Jesus Christ Written (?)
  25. Egerton Gospel Written
  26. Book of Elchasai Written
  27. Augustine’s City of God Written
 
Here are some more Old Testament Jewish writings I need to work into the timeline:

Apocalypse of Abraham
Eupolemus
Testament of Abraham
Pseudo-Eupolemus
Apocalypse of Adam
Apocryphon of Ezekiel
5 Maccabees
Testament of Adam
Ezekiel the Tragedian
Syriac Menander
Life of Adam and Eve
Greek Apocalypse of Ezra
Testament of Moses
Ahiqar
Questions of Ezra
Book of Noah
Revelation of Ezra
Orphica
Aristeas the Exegete
Vision of Ezra
Philo the Epic Poet
Aristobulus
Pseudo-Philo
Artapanus
Pseudo-Hecataeus
Pseudo-Phocylides
The Lives of the Prophets
Testament of Isaac
History of the Rechabites
Apocalypse of Sedrach
Cleodemus Malchus
Ladder of Jacob
Treatise of Shem
Apocalypse of Daniel
Prayer of Jacob
More Psalms of David (Psalms 151-155)
Testament of Jacob
Odes of Solomon
Demetrius the Chronographer
Jannes and Jambres
Psalms of Solomon
Eldad and Modad
Testament of Job
Testament of Solomon
Apocalypse of Elijah
Joseph and Aseneth
Thallus
History of Joseph
Theodotus
2 Enoch
Prayer of Joseph
3 Enoch
Apocalypse of Zephaniah
 
Even more that must be verified as GNOSTIC or not and then have the date verified by other sources for the dates…

150-180 Excerpts of Theodotus
150-180 Heracleon
150-200 Ascension of Isaiah
150-200 Acts of Peter
150-200 Acts of John
150-200 Acts of Paul
150-200 Acts of Andrew
150-225 Acts of Peter and the Twelve
150-225 Book of Thomas the Contender
150-250 Fifth and Sixth Books of Esra
150-300 Authoritative Teaching
150-300 Coptic Apocalypse of Paul
150-300 Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth
150-300 Melchizedek
150-400 Acts of Pilate
150-400 Anti-Marcionite Prologues
160-170 Tatian’s Address to the Greeks
160-180 Claudius Apollinaris
160-180 Apelles
160-180 Julius Cassianus
160-250 Octavius of Minucius Felix
161-180 Acts of Carpus
165-175 Melito of Sardis
165-175 Hegesippus
165-175 Dionysius of Corinth
165-175 Lucian of Samosata
167 Marcus Aurelius
170-175 Diatessaron
170-200 Dura-Europos Gospel Harmony
170-200 Muratorian Canon
170-200 Treatise on the Resurrection
170-220 Letter of Peter to Philip
175-180 Athenagoras of Athens
175-185 Irenaeus of Lyons
175-185 Rhodon
175-185 Theophilus of Caesarea
175-190 Galen
178 Celsus
178 Letter from Vienna and Lyons
180 Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs
180-185 Theophilus of Antioch
180-185 Acts of Apollonius
180-220 Bardesanes
180-220 Kerygmata Petrou
180-230 Hippolytus of Rome
180-250 1st Apocalypse of James
180-250 Gospel of Philip
182-202 Clement of Alexandria
185-195 Maximus of Jerusalem
185-195 Polycrates of Ephesus
188-217 Talmud
189-199 Victor I
190-210 Pantaenus
193 Anonymous Anti-Montanist
193-216 Inscription of Abercius
197-220 Tertullian
200-210 Serapion of Antioch
200-210 Apollonius
200-220 Caius
200-220 Philostratus
200-225 Acts of Thomas
200-250 Didascalia
200-250 Books of Jeu
200-300 Pistis Sophia
200-300 Coptic Apocalypse of Peter
203 Acts of Perpetua and Felicitas
203-250 Origen
 
WOW, more to integrate in the time line!!!

(some of these could be duplicates of what is above)
  1. Pseudo-Jesus apocrypha
1.1 The Epistles of Jesus to Abgarus
2. Pseudo-apostolic (general) apocrypha

2.1 Teachings of the Twelve Apostles (Didache)
2.2 Epistle of the Apostles
3. Pseudo-apostolic (specific - by Apostle) apocrypha
3.1 - Andrew -

3.1.1 Acts of Andrew
3.1.2 Acts of Andrew and Matthias*
3.2 - Barnabas -

3.2.1 Acts of Barnabas*
3.2.2 Epistle of Barnabas
3.2.3 Gospel of Barnabas
3.3 - Bartholomew -

3.3.1 Gospel of Bartholomew
3.3.2 Martyrdom of Bartholomew*
3.4 - James -

3.4.1 Apocryphon of James
3.4.2 Book of James (protevangelium)
3.4.3 First Apocalypse of James
3.4.4 Second Apocalypse of James
3.5 - John -

3.5.1 Acts of John
3.5.2 Acts of John the Theologian*
3.5.3 Apocryphon of John (long version)
3.5.4 Book of John the Evangelist
3.5.5 Revelation of John the Theologian*
3.6 - Mark -

3.6.1 Secret Gospel of Mark
3.7 - Matthew -

3.7.1 Acts and Martyrdom of St. Matthew the Apostle*
3.7.2 The Martyrdom of Matthew
3.8 - Nicodemus -

3.8.1 Gospel (Acts) of Nicodemus (aka The Acts of Pontius Pilate)
3.9 - Peter -

3.9.1 Acts of Peter
3.9.2 Acts of Peter and Andrew
3.9.3 Apocalypse of Peter - version 1
3.9.4 Apocalypse of Peter - version 2
3.9.5 Gospel of Peter
3.9.6 Letter of Peter to Philip
3.10 - Philip -

3.10.1 Acts of Philip
3.10.2 Gospel of Philip
3.11 - Thaddeus -

3.11.1 Acts of Thaddeus (Epistles of Pontius Pilate)*
3.11.2 Teaching of Thaddeus
3.12 - Thomas -

3.12.1 Acts of Thomas
3.12.2 Apocalypse of Thomas
3.12.3 Book of Thomas the Contender
3.12.4 Consumation of Thomas
3.12.5 Gospel of Thomas
4. Pseudo-Pauline apocrypha

4.1 3 Corinthians
4.2 Acts 29
4.3 Acts of Paul
4.4 Acts of Paul and Thecla
4.5 Acts of Peter and Paul*
4.6 Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena
4.7 Apocalypse of Paul
4.8 Apocalypse of Paul - other version
4.9 Epistle to the Laodiceans
4.10 Revelation of Paul*
4.11 Paul and Seneca
5. Infancy Gospels apocrypha

5.1 Arabic Infancy Gospel
5.2 First Infancy Gospel of Jesus Christ
5.3 Infancy Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
5.4 Infancy Gospel of Thomas - Greek A
5.5 Infancy Gospel of Thomas - Greek B
5.6 Infancy Gospel of Thomas - Latin
6. Relatives of Jesus apocrypha

6.1 Gospel of Mary
6.2 Gospel of the Nativity of Mary
6.3 Book of John concerning the dormition of Mary (transitus mariæ)*
6.4 History of Joseph the Carpenter*
6.5 Narrative of Joseph of Arimathaea
7. Sub-canonical (disputed canon) apocrypha

7.1 Shepherd of Hermas
7.2 II Clement
7.3 Diatession
7.4 Gospel of the Lord (Marcion)
8. Other significant Epistles and pseudomynous writings and apocrypha

8.1 I Clement
8.2 Avenging of the Saviour
8,3 Epistles of Pontius Pilate
8.4 Letter of Aristeas
8.5 Sentences of the Sextus
8.6 Alexandrians
8.7 Revelations of Stephen
8.8 Muratonian Canon (fragment)
9. Fragments of lost apocryphal books

9.1 Gospel of the Ebionites
9.2 Gospel of the Egyptians
9.3 Egerton Gospel (Egerton Papyrus 2)*
9.4 Gospel of the Hebrews
9.5 Traditions of Mattias
9.6 Gospel of the Nazaraeans
9.7 Preaching of Peter
10. Apostolic Constitutions (Didascalia Apostolorum)

10.1 Book 1
10.2 Book 2
10.3 Book 3
10.4 Book 4
10.5 Book 5
10.6 Book 6
10.7 Book 7
10.8 Book 8
11. Psuedo-Sibylline Oracles

11.0 Preface
11.1 Chapter I
11.2 Chapter II
11.3 Chapter III
11.4 Chapter IV
11.5 Chapter V
11.6 Chapter VI
11.7 Chapter VII
11.8 Chapter VIII
11.9 Chapter XI
11.10 Chapter XII
11.11 Chapter XIII
11.12 Chapter XIV
11.13 Appendices - Fragments
 
If you invest in the ‘Faith Database’ I believe it includes alot of this information
 
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